Kyrgyzstan: Authorities bristle at Black Death research Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: How Minecraft brought play to a neglected urban community The popular video game helped kids improve their neighborhood and become more invested in its future. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 16, 2022
Kyrgyzstan studies neighbors’ experiences returning children from Islamic State Any success adapting this first group of children could represent a lifeline for the estimated 400 Kyrgyzstani women and children still languishing in northeast Syria. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Jun 8, 2022
Q&A | UN warns crises may force 70% of Kyrgyzstanis into poverty Reliance on migrant remittances has left Kyrgyzstan especially vulnerable to the pandemic and Russia’s war. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 4, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: After teacher assaults pupil, lawmakers rush to protect educators The moral development of young people is a recurring concern of President Sadyr Japarov. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 1, 2022
Kyrgyzstan’s donkeys-to-China trade courts controversy, corruption Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys. Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Chris Rickleton May 30, 2022
“I avenged my father”: A saga of crime and bloodshed in the highlands of Kyrgyzstan The criminal underworld reaches across generations. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva May 16, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Community, deprivation, passion and joy in the holy month of Ramadan A look back at how Osh celebrated the Islamic holy month, which ended with 13,000 men praying on the city's main square this morning. Danil Usmanov May 2, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Feminist activist loses legal bid for children to take her name Kapalova says the authorities are interested only in "upholding the patriarchy." Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 29, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Desperate homebuyers fall prey to speculative cooperatives Fraudsters preying on rural migrants seem to be operating in a legal vacuum. Bakyt Ibraimov Apr 28, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Security services say no to Moscow’s Z The letter signifies support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is inflaming passions in Bishkek. Chris Rickleton Apr 22, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Japarov the builder The president’s new office complex will not, he insists, cost the state a penny. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 21, 2022
The rough-tongued poison-prescriber overhauling Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare system Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 11, 2022
Kyrgyzstan intensifies crackdown on back-to-basics Islamic group It is Yakyn Inkar’s very apolitical and rejectionist nature that may be alarming authorities more than anything. Bakyt Ibraimov Apr 7, 2022
Casino reopening plan divides Kyrgyzstan’s elite A proposed money-spinner may be at odds with Islamic mores. The debate is playing out in parliament. Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Chris Rickleton Apr 5, 2022